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Speak No Evil is a story about two teenage brothers, Silas and Edwin, and how they fight monsters from another dimension!

In issue one, we saw H.P. Lovecraft and Nikola Tesla's otherworldly experiment go horribly wrong, and we followed the boys as they evaded the Murphy gang and made their way to Tesla's cabin.

In issue two, Nix and his gang caught up to the brothers, and were forced to deal with the horror that is Aathemon. We also met our female protagonist, Effie!

Issue three continues the fight against Aathemon, and also takes a look back at how Nix and Louis became the leaders of the Murphy gang. That storyline parallels what the boys are going through and foreshadows what is to come!

This issue is full of action, horror, and quick-witted dialogue. We feel confident that you will love it!

George Tripsas has been writing screenplays since he was a kid, and only recently decided to transfer those writing skills to the comic book medium. He is a lifelong comic book fan, and a huge cinephile. George is also a podcaster and cohosts Mindfudge Comedy Podcast, as well as The Metal Geeks Podcast. It was through podcasting that he met his writing partner Justin, and formed Gray Bear Comics. George also lives in Houston.

Samir Simão is a comic book penciller and inker from Brazil. He has four years of experience as a professional comic book artist, and has been published in over twenty books. His specialty is independent comics, with a focus on producing pitches and creating successful Kickstarter campaigns.

Chunlin Zhao is a pro colorist and artist from China. She has been working professionally since 2012, and has worked on projects such as AA Squad, SHOGUN KNIGHT DYSON V, The Wretches, and Speak Up Chuck - our ongoing story in the back of each issue of Speak No Evil!

Ben Kreger is our letterer. He has been working professionally since 2009 and has published nearly twenty comics. His business offers publishing, graphic design, and marketing solutions to a variety of clients. His dream is to write his own comics and to accept submissions to his own imprint, Warrior Innkeeper Comics, so that he may one day help publish other awesome creators as well. Kreger lives in Independence, Oregon with his wife, four children, and his fat tuxedo cat, Thor.

We'd also like to give a special thanks to Meredith Nudo for her help editing the book.

The Speak No Evil team believes in 100% transparency when it comes to how your money will be spent. Any money raised via Kickstarter will be spent on production, publishing, or rewards. Our third issue will be 24 pages of content, and an additional 2 pages to thank our supporters.

Here's a breakdown of our costs:

Production: $2400

Publishing: $1200

Rewards: $700

Amazon 10%: $500

Total: $4800

Any additional funding over our goal will go towards the production of future issues. We will (hopefully) also be unveiling some awesome stretch goals along the way!

Our long term plan is to publish digitally, while traveling the convention circuit with physical copies to grow our audience and ideally to get picked up by a publisher.

We have a lot of great rewards for this Kickstarter, but one of the most unique ones is a "Director's Cut" version of issue one. We funded our original issue one through Kickstarter, and we love it, but it does have a few areas that we felt could be improved upon. We hope you'll enjoy this new version, including this incredible new cover, and if you were a previous backer we'll be sending you the digital version of the director's cut for free!

The three images below are the options for the 11x17 prints for this Kickstarter!

We have had so many requests for another logo T-shirt, and since we're doing a new version of issue one, it feels like the right time to offer it up again!

The T-shirt reward options!

To add-on to your pledge, follow these steps:

Press the Manage Your Pledge Button. If you have not pledged yet it will say Back this Project.

Increase your pledge in the Pledge Amount box by the total of the add-ons you want to add. Do not change the tier you are currently pledged at, unless you also want to change it while you are on this screen. You will then need to add the total of your add-ons onto the amount of the tier you have just chosen.

If you are an international backer, please remember to add $15 for shipping.

After the end of the Kickstarter campaign you will receive a survey that will ask you questions so that you can explain how you would like the add-on money assigned.

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We have some AWESOME stretch goals planned for this campaign. Once we get funded, the first one will become available!

Risks and challenges

As with any project dealing with collaborators, there is a possibility of it taking longer than desired. That is what happened with issue two-The rewards were not available until late February, and although they have all been shipped by now, they may not have been received by the time this launches.

We already have the first five pages of the book done, but we are building in a little extra time in case delays happen again. We are expecting to be finished with everything by August, and have the book to you by September.

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Pledge $15 or more
About $15

Both copies of issue #3

At this level, you'll get EARLY access to the digital download of issue #3, as well as a physical copy of Speak No Evil issue #3, signed by the creators. You'll also get access to episode five of our exclusive behind-the-scenes podcast, "Speak Some Evil"!

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Pledge $25 or more
About $25

Physical Issue Package (#1-3)

At this level, you'll get a physical copy of issue one(director's cut) through three, all signed by the creators! You'll also get access to episode five and six of our exclusive behind-the-scenes podcast, "Speak Some Evil"!

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Pledge $25 or more
About $25

RETAILER LEVEL - 5 copies of #3

Retailer Level - At this level, you'll receive 5 physical copies of Issue #3, that you can share with your customers! If you'd like to order more than 5, PLEASE message us and we'll work out a price via add-on's. Thanks!

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Pledge $25 or more
About $25

Both copies of #3, and one print

At this level you'll receive both the DRM-free digital, and signed physical copies of issue #3, as well as access to ALL SIX episodes of our exclusive behind-the-scenes podcast, "Speak Some Evil". You also get your choice of one of the three 11x17 prints!

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Pledge $30 or more
About $30

Digital + Physical Packages

At this level, you'll receive the signed physical copies of issues one(director's cut) through three, as well as EARLY access to the digital DRM-Free PDF version of issue #3, and IMMEDIATE access to digital copies of issues #1-2. You'll also get access to ALL SIX episodes of our exclusive behind-the-scenes podcast, "Speak Some Evil"!

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Pledge $30 or more
About $30

Both copies of #3 and two prints

At this level you'll receive both the DRM-free digital, and signed physical copies of issue #3, as well as access to ALL SIX episodes of our behind-the-scenes podcast, "Speak Some Evil". You also get your choice of two of the three 11x17 prints!

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Pledge $35 or more
About $35

Digital + Physical + one print

At this level you'll receive both the DRM-free digital copies of issues one(director's cut) through three, as well as signed physical copies of issue #1-3. You will also get access to ALL SIX episodes of our behind-the-scenes podcast, "Speak Some Evil", and your choice of one of the three 11x17 prints!

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Pledge $40 or more
About $40

Digital + Physical + Two Prints

At this level you'll receive both the DRM-free digital, and signed physical copies of issue one(directors cut) through three, as well as access to ALL SIX episodes of our exclusive behind-the-scenes podcast, "Speak Some Evil"! You also get your choice of two of the three 11x17 prints!

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Pledge $45 or more
About $45

Both copies of #3 and a T-Shirt

At this level you'll receive both the DRM-free digital, and signed physical copies of issue #3, as well as access to ALL SIX episodes of our exclusive behind-the-scenes podcast, "Speak Some Evil"! You also get your choice between two t-shirt designs. (Sizes S-XXL)

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Pledge $45 or more
About $45

Both copies of #3 and a Variant

At this level you'll receive both the DRM-free digital and signed physical copy of Issue #3, as well as ALL SIX episodes of the exclusive "Speak Some Evil" podcast. You will also get one variant cover of your choice.

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Pledge $50 or more
About $50

Both copies #3, T-shirt and one print

At this level you'll receive both the DRM-free digital, and signed physical copies of issue #3, as well as access to ALL SIX episodes of the podcast. You also get your choice of one of the T-shirt designs, and one print!

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Pledge $60 or more
About $60

RETAILER LEVEL 2

At this level, you'll receive 5 physical copies of all three issues, to share with your customers! If you'd like to order more than 5, sets PLEASE message us and we'll work out a price via add-on's. Thanks!

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $60 or more
About $60

Physical Package + All three prints

At this level you'll receive both the DRM-free digital, and signed physical copies of issues one(director's cut) through three, as well as access to ALL SIX episodes of the podcast. You will also get one each of the three 11x17 prints.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $60 or more
About $60

Physical + Digital + a T-Shirt

At this level you'll receive both the DRM-free digital, and signed physical copies of issues one(director's cut) through three, as well as access to ALL SIX episodes of the podcast. You will also get your choice of one of the T-shirt designs!

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $60 or more
About $60

Both copies #3, T-shirt and two prints

At this level you'll receive both the DRM-free digital, and signed physical copies of issues three, as well as access to ALL SIX episodes of the podcast. You will also get your choice of one of the T-shirt designs, and two of the 11x17 prints!

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Pledge $65 or more
About $65

Both copies #3, T-shirt and all 3 prints

At this level you'll receive both the DRM-free digital, and signed physical copies of issues three, as well as access to ALL SIX episodes of the podcast. You will also get your choice of one of the T-shirt designs, and all three of the 11x17 prints!

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Pledge $120 or more
About $120

Both copies #3, script, all 3 Variants

At this level you'll receive both the DRM-free digital, and signed physical copies of issues three, as well as access to ALL SIX episodes of the podcast. You'll also get a digital copy of the original script for the book, and ALL THREE of the variant covers printed on physical books. That's FOUR copies total

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Pledge $140 or more
About $140

Both copies #3, 3 prints, art from #2

At this level you'll receive both the DRM-free digital, and signed physical copies of issues three, as well as access to ALL SIX episodes of the podcast. You'll also receive all three 11x17 prints, and an original art page from Issue #2. We only have five remaining pages, so grab one while you still can!

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Pledge $150 or more
About $150

Both copies #3, script, be a character

At this level you'll receive both the DRM-free digital, and signed physical copies of issues three, as well as access to ALL SIX episodes of the podcast.You'll also get a digital copy of the original script for the book, and best of all, Samir will use your likeness for a character in Issue #4 of Speak No Evil! There are only six characters available, so pledge quick!

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Pledge $175 or more
About $175

Both copies #3, script, Original Art

At this level you'll receive both the DRM-free digital, and signed physical copies of issues three, as well as access to ALL SIX episodes of the podcast. You'll also get a digital copy of the original script for the book, and best of all, you'll receive an original page of art from Issue #3! We are only giving away 12 pages, and backers will get their choice of page based on the order in which they backed Speak No Evil. First come, first served! We should have the 12 pages in hand by August, so we will send out a backer survey at that time. Don't miss this, Samir's art will be worth a fortune someday!

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Pledge $200 or more
About $200

Both copies, Script, Die Horribly

At this level you'll receive both the DRM-free digital, and signed physical copies of issues three, as well as access to ALL SIX episodes of the podcast.You'll also get a digital copy of the original script for the book, and best of all, Samir will use your likeness for a character in Issue #4 of Speak No Evil... and THAT CHARACTER WILL DIE A HORRIBLE DEATH!! There are only three characters available, so pledge quick!

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Pledge $500 or more
About $500

Executive Producer

At this level, you're contributing enough to earn an Executive Producer credit on the book! In addition, you'll also receive an original page of your choice, the digital version of Issue #3, the signed physical version of the Issue #3, access to ALL SIX episodes of the "Speak Some Evil" Podcast, a t-shirt with the design of your choice, all three 11x17 prints, a digital copy of the script for Issue #3, and EARLY access to the script for issue #4, once we are ready to begin producing it! (NOTE: This is an EP credit in title only, Gray Bear Comics will retain creative control)